1. Not everyone knows everyone else.
2. It's quite possible that your new neighborhood will have more people than your entire hometown.
3. There are more important things than what high school you went to.
4. You don't care about gossip as much as you used to.
5. There are more eating options available than Dairy Queen.
6. It's not cool to wear your letterman after high school.
7. You'll no longer share the road with farm vehicles.
8. Unlike a small town you realize that in a city you will never be able to drive anywhere in five minutes.
9. Unlike your hometown, finding a place to live is complicated and scary.
10. You never really know what quiet is again.
11. Traffic is way worse than you ever imagined.
12. You won't have to drive two cities over to catch a movie.
13. There are actually bigger teams than your high school sports team.
Waaay bigger.
14. Not everything closes at 9 p.m.
15. You'll find out that wide open space is in short supply.
16. You'll actually have to seek out nature instead of finding it in your backyard.
17. There is no longer just one of everything.
18. All the exciting new things you have access to come at a price. A large price.
